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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-18
Generated 2026-09-18 02:54
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
15
Rally Attempt
Day 1
Support
$759.96
Distribution Days
10
Market Trend
UPTREND
Can Buy?
YES
Status
UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE
Action SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops
Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 PSX
Buy now
Buy Zone
$260–$274
Stop Loss
$252.27
02 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$403–$424
Stop Loss
$388.20
03 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$393–$413
Stop Loss
$379.53

How entry works: “NOW” = within 5% of 52-week high (already breaking out, buy at market). “WAIT” = needs to reach its 52-week high first — set an alert at that price.

Market Health Check

The General — is it safe to be long?

Market Status UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE
Distribution Days (5 wks) 10
Market Trend UPTREND
Can Buy? YES
Rally Attempt Day 1
O'Neil Says

“SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops”

Rally Day
1
Started
2026-09-17
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
ACCUMULATING DIX at its 97th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.496 (0.485)
1-year percentile
—
97th
GEX
mid-range
$6.95B (70th %ile)
Mechanical regime
carried-forward (3-day persistence)
ACCUMULATION

Institutional accumulation read from dark-pool volume (SqueezeMetrics DIX). Context only — not a buy/sell signal; never overrides the Market Health Check, it adds confluence only.

DIX regime chart
as of 2026-09-17 · source: SqueezeMetrics (free public CSV)
Confluence Dark-pool signal is mixed — defer to the Market Health Check.
Sector Heatmap

Where the money is flowing

Breadth: 2 Leaders · 10 Strong · 6 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
86
2 Energy XLE
83
3 Biotechnology XBI
79
4 Semiconductors SMH
75
5 Technology XLK
73
6 Software - Infrastructure IGV
72
7 Gold GDX
72
8 Steel SLX
72
9 Healthcare XLV
71
10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
70
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 37
24 Utilities 34
25 Aerospace & Defense 34
26 Utilities - Renewable 31
27 Home Improvement Retail 29

“37–50% of a stock's move comes from its industry group.”

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 PSX 9.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH BUY $252
2 MPC 9.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH BUY $388
3 VLO 9.5 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH BUY $380
4 DELL 9.2 Computer Hardware 73 EA NH BUY $541
5 XOM 8.8 Oil & Gas Integrated 83 EA NH BUY $154
6 NVDA 8.8 Semiconductors 75 EA NH WATCH $207
7 MU 8.6 Semiconductors 75 EA WATCH $1,097
8 AMD 8.4 Semiconductors 75 EA NH WATCH $511
9 ANET 8.4 Computer Hardware 73 EA NH BUY $188
10 PR 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 86 EA NH WATCH $22
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
PSX Phillips 66
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 83 · Now
Score
9.8
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83
Current
$274.21
52W High
$274.21
Buy Zone
$260–$274
Away
-5.0%
Entry
$274.21
Stop −8%
$252.27
Target +20%
$329.05
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $260–$274
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $268.73
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 36 PSX LMT 275.58
STOP LOSS: $252.27
Reverses below $268.73 = invalid. 0.0% below 52-week high.
2
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 83 · Now
Score
9.7
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83
Current
$421.96
52W High
$423.83
Buy Zone
$403–$424
Away
-4.6%
Entry
$421.96
Stop −8%
$388.20
Target +20%
$506.35
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $403–$424
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $413.52
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 23 MPC LMT 424.07
STOP LOSS: $388.20
Reverses below $413.52 = invalid. 0.4% below 52-week high.
3
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 83 · Now
Score
9.5
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83
Current
$412.53
52W High
$413.44
Buy Zone
$393–$413
Away
-4.8%
Entry
$412.53
Stop −8%
$379.53
Target +20%
$495.04
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $393–$413
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $404.28
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 24 VLO LMT 414.59
STOP LOSS: $379.53
Reverses below $404.28 = invalid. 0.2% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

56 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
PSX $274.21 9.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
MPC $421.96 9.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
VLO $412.53 9.5 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
DELL $588.40 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
XOM $163.27 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
NVDA $219.34 8.8 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
MU $977.50 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA
AMD $545.09 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
ANET $199.53 8.4 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
PR $23.20 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CVX $211.57 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
COP $133.19 8.3 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
OXY $59.29 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
TSM $430.26 8.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA
MSFT $497.75 8.2 BUY Software - Infrastru
CRM $242.85 8.2 HOLD Software - Applicati NH
SM $36.97 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
AAPL $337.00 8.0 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH
SMCI $40.35 8.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
EOG $145.47 7.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
DVN $48.72 7.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
OVV $62.99 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
FANG $196.94 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
HPE $61.04 7.6 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH
INTC $108.80 7.1 WATCH Semiconductors
MTDR $57.67 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
VRTX $516.34 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology NH
CHRD $146.27 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
MGY $25.68 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
LRCX $269.31 6.7 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
CRDO $168.25 6.7 HOLD Semiconductors EA
MRNA $158.07 6.6 HOLD Biotechnology
GEV $924.93 6.6 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
AVGO $347.30 6.4 AVOID Semiconductors EA
NBIS $217.99 6.4 WATCH Internet Content & I
AMAT $417.40 6.2 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
ORCL $150.59 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA
GILD $150.89 6.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
PCVX $60.37 5.6 AVOID Biotechnology NH
CRC $54.42 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
BIIB $219.05 5.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
REGN $789.45 5.4 AVOID Biotechnology NH
VRT $241.49 5.4 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA
LITE $893.61 5.2 AVOID Communication Equipm
BMRN $65.08 5.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH
ADBE $252.67 5.1 AVOID Software - Applicati
QCOM $188.71 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors
PWR $616.54 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
COHR $295.98 4.9 AVOID Scientific & Technic
SLB $52.08 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
KLAC $168.98 4.5 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
HAL $34.03 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
SRPT $20.67 4.2 AVOID Biotechnology
ALNY $245.51 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology
IONS $46.75 3.0 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $262.80 2.1 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

Daily candles · EMA 20/50/150 · volume · MACD · RSI

PSX BUY
9.8
PSX chart
MPC BUY
9.7
MPC chart
VLO BUY
9.5
VLO chart
DELL BUY
9.2
DELL chart
XOM BUY
8.8
XOM chart
NVDA HOLD
8.8
NVDA chart
MU WAIT-EARN
8.6
MU chart
AMD HOLD
8.4
AMD chart
ANET BUY
8.4
ANET chart
PR HOLD
8.3
PR chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
PSX 9.8
MPC 9.7
VLO 9.5
DELL 9.2
XOM 8.8
Watch list
Not yet actionable
NVDA HOLD · 8.8
AMD HOLD · 8.4
PR HOLD · 8.3
CVX HOLD · 8.3
OXY HOLD · 8.3
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
AVGO ORCL GILD PCVX CRC
O'Neil's Daily Checklist
Check market status before any trades
Focus only on stocks in the Top 40 industry groups
Wait for breakouts on 40%+ above-average volume
Set an 8% stop loss on any new position
Take partial profits at 20–25% gains
Morning Action Plan
1 Check Market YELLOW — selective
2 Review Charts Open TradingView for top picks
3 Set Alerts Price alerts at breakout levels
4 Position Size Max 2 positions, $50K each
5 Set Stops −8% from entry, always